Administrivia - Billion Second Day

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Sep 10 23:36:02 2001

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Chris wrote:

> >So... what are the most outstanding examples of classic systems whose
> >timekeeping mechanisms have withstood the passage of time (including any
> >that would have if they were still running today)?
>
> Big Ben in London? :-p

Relative youngster! What comes to mind immediately - and I know that
there are older ones - is the chiming clock in the Piazza San Marco of
Venice that has been telling time since prior to 1492.

                                                 - don
Received on Mon Sep 10 2001 - 23:36:02 BST